Strategic group research originated in the 1970s and a number of notable studies centred on the US pharmaceutical industry. Results were, however, conflicting. This paper explores the nature of strategic groups in the UK pharmaceutical industry. The study confirms the presence of between 6 and 8 strategic groups across the period studied, 1998 to 2002. The study also demonstrates a statisticall...

the information technology has profoundly changed the way organizations are structured as well as the nature and the role of the business divisions. human resource department, as one of the most vital units of any organization has also not been immune from these changes and many of its functions has transformed from traditional techniques to it-based methods. the current research aimed to clari...

Abstract The international business environment is both dynamic and turbulent. Accordingly, a new venture’s strategic orientation (SO) ability to undertake renewal (SR) are of great importance its survival, growth performance. Building on the capability perspective, we explore how SR mediates relationship between SO performance mature born global firms (BGFs). In particular, examine direct indi...

Our study examines how strategic groups consisting of nascent ventures outperform other firms. An entrepreneurial strategic group is defined as firms that pursue a similar founding strategy, belong to the same industry, and compete in the same geography. We show that firms belonging to an entrepreneurial strategic group have higher levels of performance in terms of lower exit rates and higher a...